Thank you for your interest in The Mountain’s CIT Program. The program is an exciting way to practice leadership abilities through trainings and direct experience to live in a community inspired by Unitarian Universalism with a close-knit group of peers, and to develop program design and implement a successful camp experience. The program is for...
Apply to be with us for our ASCENDER program this summer! ASCENDERs get a unique experience while at MountainCamp. As this is a Leadership Experience, applications are required. Campers should be 16 - 17 years old (rising 10th - 12th graders). Started in 1981, the ASCENDERs (All Summer Campers Exploring Nature's Delights and Experiencing Recreation)...
Senior High Camp offers the classic MountainCamp experience for youth aged 15-17. With a strong emphasis on community building and working in small groups, our goal is for campers to make personal connections that will last a lifetime and have a fun summer exploring the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Campers have the opportunity to participate...
Outdoor Skills & Adventure (OSA) is an ideal starting point for youth interested in exploring the wilderness. During the first week of the program, we focus on learning outdoor skills and building strong relationships within the groups. Campers will learn low-impact camping skills, basic knots and rope skills, fire-building, how to properly pack an expedition...
Let’s get wild on a 3 hour walk in the old growth forest while we discover, properly identify and discuss foraging for wild edible and medicinal mushrooms. We cover the basics to get you started on what could become a lifelong passion and hobby of yours! We discuss prime habitats where specific mushrooms occur, why...
A Summer Camp for everyone! Are you age 0 to 100+? It's for you! Are you a family looking for a fun summer experience? It's for you! Are you a group of friends wanting to explore nature? It's for you too! Everyone is invited to come together for crafts, hiking, campfires, and more. It’s a...
A Summer Camp for adults! Are you 25+? Missing the old days of field time, field trips, and campfires? It’s for you! Kids at heart are invited to come together for crafts, hiking, campfires, and more. It’s a great way for adults who miss or missed being campers to enjoy throwing it back to childhood...
Many of you know about honeybees and bumblebees. Did you know there are around 300 other bee species in this region? John Kotab does, and he's here to showcase them and will help you identify many of them on our bee-ID notification walk. Come learn about all our solitary and colony-forming bees as we stroll...
Let’s get wild on a 3 hour walk in the old growth forest while we discover, properly identify and discuss foraging for wild edible and medicinal mushrooms. We cover the basics to get you started on what could become a lifelong passion and hobby of yours! We discuss prime habitats where specific mushrooms occur, why...
Awakening the Sacred Body: A Mindfulness & Erotic Presence Retreat Dates: September 3–6, 2026 Location: The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center, Highlands, NC Facilitator: Craig Cullinane, Body Electric School A four-day retreat for men that pairs contemplative mindfulness with conscious embodiment. Participants spend their days in guided meditation, silent practice, and gentle movement, cultivating a...
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The Qollasuyu September Gathering: “ Mesa as Midwife: Honoring the Sacred Feminine” The Qollasuyu September Gathering has occurred at The Mountain every year (except 2021) since 2010 and years before with workshops with Oscar Miro-Quesada who began sharing the Peruvian Wisdom and Healing traditions of his teachers, Don Celso Rojas Palomino and don Benito Corihuaman...